Iran attacks US base in Jordan, ships in Strait of Hormuz

Iran fired ballistic missiles at a base used by U.S. forces in Jordan and attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz as fighting with American forces escalated. A U.S. official told Fox News the missile attack in Jordan was “ineffective” and all American forces there are accounted for.

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WHAT TO KNOW

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the U.S. will continue targeting Iranian oil tankers in response to ongoing attacks on American naval ships.

• Iran fired at Jordan, using cluster munitions, a U.S. official told Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin after U.S. forces disabled five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday.

• A U.S. official told Fox News that Iran's attack on U.S. forces in Jordan was "ineffective" and all U.S. personnel in the country were accounted for.

• President Donald Trump said the Iran war could end as soon as the election is over while stating Tehran is running out of options as U.S. attacks continue.

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the U.S. military will continue targeting Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for attacks on American warships and in a bid to squeeze Tehran economically.

• Iran’s underground Pickaxe Mountain facility, a suspected nuclear site buried beneath granite, has seen a flurry of construction this year amid the war with the U.S., according to a new report.

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